New Graduate Scientist - Waterloo, Canada - GHD

GHD

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Waterloo, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanization.

Our Waterloo office is looking to fill an entry-level New Graduate Scientist position in our growing North American Contamination Assessment and Remediation Operations.

The North America Risk Assessment Team works with land developers, municipal, provincial and federal governments, contractors, government agencies, private industries, and other consultants on small to large scale projects across the whole spectrum of infrastructure, institutional, and industrial facility projects.

We provide human health and ecological risk assessment and risk management services in support of designers, owners, and constructors.

The primary focus of the team is focus efforts on environmental impact that pose an actual risk to human health and/or the environment so that risk management decisions can be made to focus remedial expenditures where they are truly required.

Mandatory qualifications and skills:

An undergraduate degree (B.Sc/B.A.Sc. or similar) in Toxicology, Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry or a related environmental field
Potential to claim Qualified Person, Risk Assessment (QPRA) qualification under Ontario Regulation 153/04 in the future
No experience, to 3 years of work experience, in environmental consulting
High level of attention to detail
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent project management skills, including significant organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks within tight timelines
Ability to work with mínimal supervision, although guidance and mentorship will be provided by multiple Team members to ensure technical expertise is gained and career growth is achieved
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel (including use of formulas)

Optional beneficial qualifications and skills:

A Master's degree in Toxicology, Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry or a related environmental field

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**Why GHD?
Being the best we can be is in our culture.

We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more.

Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another.

We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Our Commitment to you

**Who we are
We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people.

We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly 'One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region.

Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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